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HB 671 Appointed counsel for parents or guardians; attorneys who qualify as guardian ad litem.

Introduced by: Christopher K. Peace | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Appointed counsel for parents or guardians. Requires court-appointed counsel for a parent or guardian of a child in cases of alleged abuse or neglect or termination of parental rights to be selected from the list of attorneys who qualify as guardians ad litem compiled and maintained by the Judicial Council of Virginia. If no attorney who is on the list is reasonably available or appropriate considering the circumstances of the parent or case, a judge in his discretion may appoint any discreet and competent attorney who is admitted to practice law in Virginia. This bill is identical to SB 7.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101497D  pdf
• 02/08/16  House: Printed as engrossed 16101497D-E  pdf
• 02/24/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB671ER)  pdf
• 03/01/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101497D
• 01/11/16  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/16  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 02/01/16  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/16  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/16  House: Read first time
• 02/08/16  House: Read second time
• 02/08/16  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/08/16  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB671E
• 02/08/16  House: Printed as engrossed 16101497D-E
• 02/09/16  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/16  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/16  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/17/16  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/16  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/16  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/16  House: Enrolled
• 02/24/16  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB671ER)
• 02/24/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/25/16  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16
• 02/25/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
• 03/01/16  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (effective 7/1/16)
• 03/01/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)